How do you cook your beans?

[davya]

Red beans and Rice

2 Green peppers
I med onion
3 stalks celery
4-5 cloves garlic
1/4 lb salt pork if you can get it or ham etc
salt/spepper to taste
teaspoon thyme or to taste
cyanne pepper to taste
1 pound anduille sausauge (or chirizo)
1lb small red beans
3quarts water

Saute all the ingredients except beans and water then add the beans and water bring to a boil. Lower to a simmer takes 3-4 hours or till the liquid thickens. Serve with rice I use Brown rice.

[DrEarth]

Originally Posted by REindenver

This is going to sound strange but I make my butter beans into mashed beans. They're like mashed potatoes but made with beans. I take 4 cans of butter beans and rinse them, then put them in the food processor and add just enough chicken broth to make the same consistency of mashed potatoes, then continue processing them until very smooth. I add melted butter, salt and pepper to taste. Sometimes I use the I can't believe it's not butter spray. I prefer these over regular potatoes and they're better for you. Try them as a topper for shepards pie.

Yes, that does sound strange.

[Nite Ryder]

One more of my favorite bean recipe's, named after the dear friend who created this dish.

Karen's Pinto Beans

Two days before you wish to serve the beans, combine in a crockpot:

2 Lbs Pinto Beans, washed and checked for rocks
1 Tbs Sugar
1½ tsp Salt
½ tsp Black Pepper
½ tsp Chili Powder
2 garlic cloves crushed
1 Ham bone

Put all of above ingredients in a crock pot and cover with water, cook on low heat for 12 hours, adding water if needed toward the end of cooking time. Remove ham bone, cut meat off bone and return meat to the beans. *Let cool refrigerate for a day. Six to eight hours before serving, remove any hardened grease from top of beans, add water to cover, if needed, return crock to the heating unit and heat on low until ready to serve. * This step is what makes these beans so good. Hope you enjoy these...